1980

Category: Genocide

During this time period, the government of Iraq, led by Suddam, had taken serious measures to eliminate the “Kurdish threat”. They were considered a threat for multiple reasons. One reason being that they had land that had much oil, two being they had the support of Iran, and three being they had already attempted to revolt against the government. Suddam put his cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid in charge of this campaign. He took his power and used it to its fullest extent. Ali used chemical weapons, mass murders, and mass destruction of whole villages in attempt to wipe out the Kurdish people.